Accident Details
The aircraft departed from La Carlota-General Francisco de Miranda earlier in the day on an inspection flight for the Venezuelan Ministry of Agriculture and Farming. While flying along the Colombia-Venezuela border, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft subsequently crashed in a mountainous area near Machiques and came to rest in flames.
Casualties
All three passengers, among them Minister Luciano Valero, escaped uninjured. Both pilots were killed. The crash site was located in a remote, mountainous region, complicating response efforts. No other ground casualties were reported.